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Facebook status message. Enter Twitter. Exit axod.

by chrysb 17y ago

tsally 17y ago
Facebook status message. Enter Twitter. Exit axod. Hi. Good to see the CEO of the company posting on this thread. Just in case you were not aware, Twitter launched before you were able to tag other people in your Facebook status. Tagging a person, however, is just one of many differences between Facebook status and Twitter. There are no hash tags, no lists, and no trending topics on Facebook. More importantly, on Twitter you can get direct access to the words of celebrities and other notable people. On Facebook typically all you would see would be an HR maintained fan page. There's a big difference between that and getting a direct line via Twitter. I'll give a concrete example. A couple of days ago I was able to ask Jason of 37signals whether he knew of a copy of his talk from Start Up School besides Justin.TV. He responded to me within an hour. Interaction like this is not possible via Facebook status updates. It seems to me that your claim that Twitter built something that already existed isn't true. As a side note, your tone seems a bit confrontational for what I would have expected from a YC CEO.
- chrysb 17y ago
  I'm aware of why Twitter is successful despite Facebook. Although when it originally came out a lot of people didn't understand what the difference was. The example just points out that things can be similar and still pull away from the pack because of the small things they do differently. My tone, which obviously text does not convey, was playful and light-hearted. We all know you don't post news to YC to get fluffy love comments, you post it to get 100 reasons why you suck. We don't take it personally.
  - tsally 17y ago
    My tone, which obviously text does not convey, was playful and light-hearted. Ah, my apologies then. :)
- kirubakaran 17y ago
  Start Up School video Please share the answer.
  - tsally 17y ago
    No such luck, I'm afraid. http://twitter.com/jasonfried/status/5567344755 http://twitter.com/jasonfried/status/5567344755
    - kirubakaran 17y ago
      "Tech Bloggers" might cite this as yet another proof that Twitter is useless :-p
axod 17y ago
Convince me why a twitter targeted HD video site needs to exist? How are you different from any general video sharing site on the net? Facebook consider "Able to share a video in status update" as a small add-on feature. Why when it's in the twitter world is it considered a good idea for a startup :/ Surely you can appreciate to some, this seems bizarre.
- numbchuckskills 17y ago
  you're not alone, I find it bizarre but usually keep my mouth shut. What's the value play for me to leave youtube to use this?
- chrysb 17y ago
  HD is only one single feature that we added that keeps us ahead of our competition. Most of these comments are very narrow in vision. Vidly has a long-term vision that only begins with Twitter. We'll be sure to keep the community posted as we continue to release new features and slowly reveal the direction of the company. We appreciate the doubt, without it, we wouldn't be having any fun.

Facebook status message. Enter Twitter. Exit axod.

by chrysb 17y ago

Facebook status message. Enter Twitter. Exit axod.

Facebook status message. Enter Twitter. Exit axod. Hi. Good to see the CEO of the company posting on this thread. Just in case you were not aware, Twitter launched before you were able to tag other people in your Facebook status. Tagging a person, however, is just one of many differences between Facebook status and Twitter. There are no hash tags, no lists, and no trending topics on Facebook. More importantly, on Twitter you can get direct access to the words of celebrities and other notable people. On Facebook typically all you would see would be an HR maintained fan page. There's a big difference between that and getting a direct line via Twitter. I'll give a concrete example. A couple of days ago I was able to ask Jason of 37signals whether he knew of a copy of his talk from Start Up School besides Justin.TV. He responded to me within an hour. Interaction like this is not possible via Facebook status updates. It seems to me that your claim that Twitter built something that already existed isn't true. As a side note, your tone seems a bit confrontational for what I would have expected from a YC CEO.

chrysb 17y ago
I'm aware of why Twitter is successful despite Facebook. Although when it originally came out a lot of people didn't understand what the difference was. The example just points out that things can be similar and still pull away from the pack because of the small things they do differently. My tone, which obviously text does not convey, was playful and light-hearted. We all know you don't post news to YC to get fluffy love comments, you post it to get 100 reasons why you suck. We don't take it personally.
- tsally 17y ago
  My tone, which obviously text does not convey, was playful and light-hearted. Ah, my apologies then. :)
kirubakaran 17y ago
Start Up School video Please share the answer.
- tsally 17y ago
  No such luck, I'm afraid. http://twitter.com/jasonfried/status/5567344755 http://twitter.com/jasonfried/status/5567344755
  - kirubakaran 17y ago
    "Tech Bloggers" might cite this as yet another proof that Twitter is useless :-p

axod 17y ago

Convince me why a twitter targeted HD video site needs to exist? How are you different from any general video sharing site on the net? Facebook consider "Able to share a video in status update" as a small add-on feature. Why when it's in the twitter world is it considered a good idea for a startup :/ Surely you can appreciate to some, this seems bizarre.

numbchuckskills 17y ago
you're not alone, I find it bizarre but usually keep my mouth shut. What's the value play for me to leave youtube to use this?
chrysb 17y ago
HD is only one single feature that we added that keeps us ahead of our competition. Most of these comments are very narrow in vision. Vidly has a long-term vision that only begins with Twitter. We'll be sure to keep the community posted as we continue to release new features and slowly reveal the direction of the company. We appreciate the doubt, without it, we wouldn't be having any fun.